ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Comoros
Comoros: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) was 1.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
ICT goods imports in Comoros, 2000–2021
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2021, ict goods imports in Comoros stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Comoros peaked at 8.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2019.
Comoros ranks 180th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +194.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -45.1% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +198.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -47.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +165.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -76.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +133.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -64.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -44.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +108.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -40.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.1%, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 177 Micronesia (country) 1.6% compare
- 178 Ghana 1.5% compare
- 179 Sudan 1.5% compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 1.4% compare
- 182 Brunei 1.3% compare
- 183 Mauritania 1.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.86 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.04 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 19.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8,823 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Comoros?
- Ict goods imports in Comoros was 1.4% in 2021, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does Comoros rank for ict goods imports?
- Comoros ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).